Ahhhhhhh (big sigh) I tre*ted myself to * m*ss*ge *t Seeing H*nds M*ss*ge, * business owned *nd run by the blind. ****h's touch w*s soothing *nd profession*l, her child-like voice, full of enthusi*sm *nd curiosity. I liked her so much *nd w*nted to know more *bout her life, I *rr*nged to t*ke her for te* the next week. I though it would be * lo...

On a loue des velos aujourd'hui pour se deplacer. Phnom Penh est une ville immense ! On voulait aller au Musee Tuol Sleng aujourd'hui. En 1975, les Khmers Rouges prennent Phnomn Penh et investissent un lycee qu'ils transforment en prison secrete de haute securite appele S-21. S-21 est devenu par la suite le plus grand centre de detention et de t...

I've been sitting here for the last 20 minutes trying to figure out how I can describe the killing fields of Cambodia and for the first time in my life I can't find the words. Just thinking about the place brings tears to my eyes and a sick feeling to my stomach. In short, it is the place where the Khmer Rouge took men, women and children to kil...

As promised, here's my latest entry winging its way to you from the capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh.... Temples and Guns, Monkeys and Cameras We continued our tour of the Angkor Temples by seeing more on our last day. One was pretty impressive in terms of the surviving detail of the carvings and another was pretty spectacular in terms of its sta...

Phnom Pehn was the perfect first stop in Cambodia. We were lucky enough to find a nice guesthouse when we arrived late at night after our Mekong journey. The city is filled with lots of nice places to eat and walk around, with the main strip of restaurants catering to tourists right along the river. While there we visited Wat Phnom and the Royal...

Small change of plans, I'm leaving tomorrow for a 3day/2night tour on Mekong Delta, spending one night in Chau Doc and one in Can Tho, arriving in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) on Sunday afternoon.

Leaving Saigon, leaving Vietnam pretty fast, was probably to fast. I'm sure there were things I'd have liked to see or have done. But oh well, the whole crossing the border process by boat was actually an awesome idea. Meeting a bunch of travellers relaxing on a boat in the sun by playing some tunes on my guitar. - Ben (Aussie) [we decided to ch...

Braving a second Cambodian bus ride we left Siem Reap for Phnom Penh and we're pleasantly surprised by the smooth ride. The countryside was beautiful - at one stage the road was lined with thatched, elevated huts that sat behind small rice fields or lotus ponds with people washing or driving cattle. A tad different from the city of Phnom Penh wh...

I took another boat ride from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh, bigger river and faster boat! As I had been traveling on this trip I picked up and read a couple of books written by survivors Khmer Rouge regime and was anticipating visiting the killing fields. I went to the prison, S-21, where many people were held before being executed, and then to the k...

Phnom Penh - 3rd to 7th November and 10th to 11th November We spent a few days in Phnom Penh as part of our in-country training. In general it was a good time to relax and have a break from language training. As well as relaxing and some so-so training sessions, there were a few things worth writing about. Lunch with the Ambassador We met an amb...